09/07/2018 – In high-level dialogues around the third anniversary of China’s ‘July 9 Crackdown’, the European Union must press the Chinese government for the release of detained activists, say human rights groups

“After days of bickering, EU leaders have signed off a raft of dangerous and self-serving policies which could expose men, women and children to serious abuse,” said Iverna McGowan, Director of Amnesty International’s European Institutions Office. “The Summit was a chance to fix Europe’s...

26/06/2018 – In accordance with Article 2 of the Treaty of the European Union, which stipulates that the Union is founded on values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to...

“With the 3rd of July fast approaching, the European Commission and the Council must act with urgency to halt the purge of up to half the judges of the Supreme Court. This irreversible attack on the independence of the judiciary is unacceptable and Poland must be held to account.” AMNESTY...

25/06/2018 – Comparison of the 4th Rule of Law Recommendation presented by the European Commission on 20th December 2017 and the amendments proposed by the government of Poland – update 20 June 2018

“Instead of concentrating on striking an agreement on Dublin reform, some EU leaders have come up with a last minute pitch of having docking platforms for refugees and asylum-seekers – a notion as irresponsible as it is dangerous,” said Iverna McGowan, Director of Amnesty International’s European...

Alan and Gyan Mohammed are siblings, who were both teachers in their hometown of Al Hasakah in North Eastern Syria. They have muscular dystrophy and use wheelchairs. When the so-called Islamic State (IS) group captured their town in summer 2014, they had little choice but to leave. The siblings...

19/06/2018 – Various organizations including Amnesty International continue to document China’s abusive campaign against human rights. The EU has taken some steps to push back against these developments. Yet the EU’s commitments to promoting human rights has not been matched in...

Migrants wait to disembark from the MV Aquarius after it arrived in Augusta on the island of Sicily ©REUTERS Amnesty International Take Action! Stranded at sea: Europe must stop playing with human lives 629 men, women and children aboard the rescue ship Aquarius were left adrift in the Central...

08/06/2018 – We, the undersigned NGOs, ActionAid, Amnesty International, Anti-Slavery International, Clean Clothes Campaign, European Coalition for Corporate Justice and International Federation for Human Rights, are pleased to provide for your earnest consideration the following suggested...

© ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images We are deeply concerned that member states are not engaging on this issue with the required seriousness.  AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE Brussels, 5 June 2018 EU Dublin Regulation: Time for leadership and reform Responding to today’s discussions of EU Home...

  This is a moment of reckoning for Europe’s largest political group, which cannot stand idly by as one of its members, the Hungarian ruling party Fidesz, introduces laws which criminalize the legitimate and vital work of civil society and lawyers in the country   AMNESTY INTERNATIONALPRESS RELEASE...